英语完型填空It was five minutes before midnight. “They should be h

英语完型填空
It was five minutes before midnight.
“They should be home any time,” Cindy thought as she finished the last touches on the chocolate cake she was 26 . The cake didn’t taste
27 because she had run out of sugar.
The kitchen was in a mess (杂乱). Imagine a huge blender filled with all the things for making a chocolate cake. Now the blender is turned
28 . High speed. Without the lid. Do you get the idea?
But Cindy wasn’t thinking about the kitchen. She was 29 for her parents to return so that she could present her gift. She turned off the 30 and waited excitedly in the dark. At last she saw the car headlights flashing and heard the key going into the front 31 .
Her parents tried to come in 32 . Cindy suddenly turned on the light and laughed loud, “Ta-daaa!” She 33 to the kitchen table, where the poor chocolate cake stood.
But her mother’s eyes never made it all the way to the table. “Just look at this mess!”
“But Mom, I was only …”
“Clean the 34 , first thing in the morning!”
“Honey,” Cindy’s father said gently, “take a look at the table.”
“I know—it’s a mess,” his wife said 35 . “The whole kitchen is a 36 .” She stormed up the stairs.
For a few moments Cindy and her father stood silently, 37 knowing what to say. Finally she looked up at him, her eyes red. “She never saw the cake,” she said.
From time to time we all allow ourselves to be 38 to subjects of long-term importance by something that seems very important right now—but isn’t. Muddy shoes, lost lunch money and untidy kitchens are troublesome but what’s a little mud compared to a child’s 39 ? There are times when we really need to see the mess in the kitchen, and times when we only need to see the
40 .
26. A. getting B. ordering C. making D. eating
27. A. good B. strange C. fresh D. salty
28. A. down B. on C. over D. back
29. A. anxious B. shocked C. sorry D. moved
30. A. water B. light C. TV D. radio
31. A. window B. garden C. door D. garage
32. A. quietly B. hurriedly C. calmly D. sharply
33. A. fell B. led C. referred D. pointed
34. A. bedroom B. kitchen C. bathroom D. study
35. A. nervously B. confusedly C. carefully D. coldly
36. A. game B. disaster C. loss D. surprise
37. A. none B. all C. neither D. either
38. A. blinded B. limited C. connected D. introduced
39. A. self-awareness B. self-control C. self-defense D. self-respect
40. A. blender B. sugar C. cake D. table

26.C.从下文得知Cindy是在做蛋糕
27.A.她用光了糖，所以蛋糕的味道并不好
28.B.高速运转的，没有盖子的搅拌器
29.A.她焦急地等待着父母的归来
30.B.由下文可知她关了灯
31.C.钥匙开门的声音
32.A.因为是午夜，父母静悄悄地进门
33.D.指向
34.B.母亲告诉她明早第一件事是清扫厨房
35.D.母亲对她弄乱厨房不满，所以声音是冷冷的
36.B.母亲认为整个厨房乱得像场灾难
37.C.父亲和她都不知说什么。两个人的否定用neither,三个人以上的否定用 none，either表示二选一（either of them），或者用于表示“他也不知 道(He don't know,either) ”all便是三个人以上的肯定。
38.A.此句的意思为：我们常常被那些现在看起来很重要，但其实并不重要的事 蒙蔽了，忽视了在长期中有重要意义的事。蒙蔽，此处应选C。
39.D.孩子的自尊。
40.C.寓意为这个时候我们必须看到厨房中的凌乱（孩子劳动的副产品）而其实 我们只需看到蛋糕（孩子劳动的果实）。
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